Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-07
HERNpoN. Ky.
January 3rd, 1887


ED. KENTUcKIAN
Since l last wrote you, nothing has
TRANSFERRED in our city worthy of re-
mark. The Christmas holidays have
come and gone, bringing with them
their usual festivities and leaving be-
hind a thousand sweet remembrances
and recollectIons of tender words
spoken and loving promises made,
some to be sacredly kept, but by far
the larger part to be as lightly broken.
The old year has gone 10 join the CEN
turies of the past and the new, which
it died in giving birth to is attempting
the filial duty ofproviding its depart
ed parent a winding sheet of snow,
but Stern Boreas with his artic blasts
interlicts the loving daughters wish
and instead provides a shrowd of ice.
Well be 1t so old year, for if there be
those whose helrts you have gladden.
ed, God alone knows whether or not
there are not more whose hearts have
not been saddened by the changes
which your reign has wrought.
But we leave thee now to thy quiet slumber
In the realms Of the vanshe years,
And recall from thir tomb thy joys without
number
And bestow in their place all thy tears.
Mr.. Editor, if you will forgive that
attempt at poetry 1 will just say right
here and now without mental rcser-
walton or evasion, l wont do so any
more until | see as many pretty girls
together again as l did last Friday
night at Lafayette, and this don't leave
me even the shadow of shade of a
chance, and If you knew the absolute
impossibiity of my doing so l know
you would forgive tins one indiscre-
ton. In fact sir, there is only one
way on earth in which 1t can be done
and that is to go to Lafayette again.
The occasion of the gathering of all
this beauty of orr sister city was
concert for the benefit of the NJ. E.
church, and knowing as have known
for years her reputation for lovely
women and chivalrous and accom-
plished gentlemen | determined as
the tobacco buyers say to 90 down
and look at the samples of the new
crop" And just here let Inc remark
that in the feminine line Lafay ette
never has any shelf-wOrn goods, they
are always in demand and always
stylish. The concert was a very de-
cided success in its execution. 1t was
not concert alone, but also an exit
bition of waxworks as well as dra-
matte performance. The attendance,
owing 10 the extreme cold of the eve
ming, gas not as large as was hoped,
though the receipts were perhaps tif-
ty dollars or more. Mrs. farley has
perhaps Gas exhibited on the evening
in question: the best trained collection
ofwaxworks on this or any other con-
tinent, quite number Of her figures
including Mrs j. herself, laughed au'
dibly, aud one of them actually cried
salty tears during her recitation OF
their several ludicrous and pathetic
histories.
The Duet by Misses Sallie and Co.
rinne Tuck, 81 heard voice." was
decidedly the hit of the evening and
was applanded to the echo. 1 could
not help while listening to theil
strains so sweet, so musical, but think
perhaps the angels had lent the in
spiration of their utterance, but Oh
looking again, asked myself whaI
could they borrow of the angels
and truth answered, "only wings"
Miss Emma Cooper presided at thu
organ and acquitted herself as usual
winning the admiration of every on
, for her easy and graceful manner a
well as perfect mastery of hatinstru
o ment.
The play, "a Pretty Piece of Bust
ness" with Misses Zeulah Davidson
Halle Rives and Corinne Tuck, an
!, Messrs. r. S. Wooton and II. E. Coop
!. err was placed upon the stage in
q manner highly accreditable to a
concerned. Mr.. II +. Cooper's in
personation of all impudent, thong
# accommodating young man of I'll
n world, was extremely good. Nil
"a Davidson's acting was charmingl
= natural, while Miss Tuck's part
Dobson sent ringing through min(
"a those lines of Burns:
.wert thou acknowledged, stiff, affected,
= spurming nature, torturing arti
d Loves and graees all rejected
If Then indeed thoud'st act part"
"a The performances closed about
o'clock, and everybody went hon
in well pleased and wondering whC
10 we should have such another tres
~ We trust that those who are go cap
ct BILE of offording such high degree
20 entertainment will not let their Ia
q, ents rust but hat they will be gene
as GUS enough 10 allow an appreciate
Ii public TO enjoy them as often as t
y. NJ. E. or any other church needs
DC pairs aud for one wont care he
y soon one of them needs ii.
be Yours, ETC.,
ID, HORACE.
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